Roxi Thompson

  "...technology is here to stay in education. When teachers take time to reflect on where they stand with technology and how to best integrate it into their practice, they’re better prepared for post-pandemic instruction." I really enjoyed this Edutopia article, " Different Ways of Looking at How to Use Edtech ," from Katie Nieves . She explains how using technology integration frameworks can help teachers focus on learning as opposed to tools. She gives a brief description of the following frameworks: TPACK SAMR PICRAT I'm designing an "Intro to Tech Integration" PD session for 2nd-year teachers, and I have been trying to decide whether to present multiple frameworks or just focus on one specific framework. When I reached out to Katie on Twitter, she replied that she prefers to encourage teachers to explore multiple frameworks and present them as options. I'm leaning toward that approach, too. Does your school or district use a specific framework...

It's Day 4 - we're getting close to the end of ISTELive!  I loved the talk from  Richard Culatta  about our relationship with technology. I spent the morning reflecting on how I can help shift our conversations away from being narrowly focused on what NOT to do and instead model how we can use tech for good. I learned so much in "Beyond COVID: Preparing Preservice Teachers to Integrate Technology Now and Post-Pandemic" with  Jessica Herring Watson  and  Michael S. Mills . I have been t hinking about how these strategies can be applied to shorter PDs and coaching cycles with teachers. My last session "Intentional Coaching Through Purpose and Understanding" with  Nancy Garvey and  Brian Timm  was fantastic! They shared some really awesome resources they created with their teams called "The Coaching Interactions Matrix" and the "Educator Continuum." A few things I really liked about these documents: They articulate interactions beyond...